The United States ends the “safe third country” agreement with Guatemala
Guatemala. – United State This Friday ended the Asylum Cooperation Agreement (ACA) with Guatemala Signed in July 2019 by the administration of the former president Donald TrumpThis allowed the deportation of Honduran and Salvadoran immigrants to the Central American country.
In a statement, the Guatemalan government stated that the State Department had been informed of the US decision, thereby terminating the agreement that Trump and the local president had issued at the time. Jimmy Morales, From the so-called “safe third country” agreement.
US President’s decision, Joe BidenWith the “approval” of the government of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giamatti, who has stated that he hopes to “continue close cooperation” on immigration matters.
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Mexico stops accepting immigrants
As part of the state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on March 20, 2020 an emergency order permitting deportation of migrants to Mexico. The argument is that they were trying to avoid infection in Border Patrol immigration detention centers.
But according to the Washington Post, which cited five US officials, Mexico is no longer accepting families that have been evicted, prompting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to release more immigrant parents and their children on US soil, and raising concerns that this will unleash new . Waves of unauthorized immigration.
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The Mexican decision not to accept families expelled from Central America has not been made public.
“Mexico is now only accepting unmarried adults, not families or children,” a US official told the newspaper. The newspaper pointed out that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico did not respond to requests for comment.
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